Arisaema triphyllum
jack-in-the-pulpit
Araceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
1-1.5 ft tall by to 1 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
green
Fruit Color:
red
Phenology:
winter dormant
Noted For:
Showy Fruits
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Retain if present. Interesting in a moist shade garden as its flowers form a small preacher in a pulpit.
Considerations:
Poisonous--contains calcium oxalate crystals.
Light:
Shade
Moisture Tolerance:
Stays wet ---- to ---- Somewhat moist, no flooding
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Birds, Mammals
Pollinated by flies.
Birds and other wildlife consume fruit.
Native Habitats:
moist hammocks
